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Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex- slaves in Nashville,
Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving
concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues
across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of
spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse
and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational
- than anyone could have imagined.